Smithco 17-001-C, Manual

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Accessories
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Loosely bolt brace (Ref 2), to cylinder bracket (Ref 3) with the brace on top. The bolt and washer are on top; the
washer and nut are on the bottom.
2. Remove two bolts that go through the bumper and bumper brace. Use these to bolt the cylinder bracket to the bumper.
3. Place the cylinder bracket to the bumper so that the brace will fit over the ends of the bolt (ones holding the top ends of
the bumper brace). Fasten it to the bolts with a washer and a center lock nut on each side. Bolt the bottom of the
Cylinder Bracket to the bumper with the bolts from above. Tighten all fasteners.
4. Fasten pusher bars (Ref 5 and 14) to the sand plow (Ref 6), as shown. Leave loose.
5. Fasten lift bar (Ref 7) to the pusher bars as shown. Leave loose.
6. Put the Plow in front of the Trap Rake and slide it back so that the Pusher Bars can be connected to the tabs on the
frame with clevis pin and bridge pin (Ref 15).
7. Tighten the bolts and nuts holding the left bar to the pusher bars.
8. Set the plow at the desired angle and tighten the bolts and nuts holding it to the pusher bars.
9. Attach the hydraulic cylinder to the cylinder bracket with the
5 /
8
x 1
3 /
4
clevis pin and one
1 /
8
bridge pin. The ports on the
cylinder must point to the left side of the machine.
10. Thread the jam nut and the ram extension onto the cylinder rod end and leave them loose to find the required length.
11. Either extend the rod or raise the plow up and fasten them together with the
1
/
2
x 2 clevis pin and
1
/
8
bridge pin.
12. Put the handles on the 3-bank valve with the straight one in the middle and the bent ones pointing to the outside.
13. Mark the hoses on the 2-bank valve that is on the machine so that they can be put in the same position on the 3-bank
valve.
14. Disconnect the negative (-) ground battery cable from the battery. Place a drain pan under the valve in the machine. Be
sure engine is cool before disconnecting the hoses. Remove the 2-bank valve.
15. Remove the fittings from the 2-bank valve and put them into the 3-bank valve (with the inside bank for the sand plow).
Put the two adapters (23-011), into the ports for the gas trap rake.
16. Put the 3-bank valve into the machine and reconnect the hoses. The outside bank is the rake lift; middle bank is
the attachment lift; the inside bank is for the sand plow.
17. Drill a
3 /
8
diameter hole in the left floorboard, 12 inches forward from the rear edge and 3
1 /
2
inches down from the
edge.
18. Put the o-ring elbow into the top port of the cylinder and the union adapter into the bottom port. Both fittings should
point down and towards the rear of the machine. Do not tighten fittings at this time.
19. Connect the two hoses to the cylinder using the ridge end first. Connect hose (55” long) (13-687) to the bottom of
the cylinder and the bottom of the valve. Connect hose (64” long) (13-686) to the top of the cylinder to the top of
the valve. Route the hose along the left side floorboard and up to the valve being careful to leave clearance by
moving parts. Tighten all fittings.
20. Secure the two hoses to the inside of the left floorboard using hose strap (60-501). Place the
5
/
16
- 18 x 1
1
/
2
truss
machine screw through the hole you drilled with one hose on each side of the screw. Place the hose strap over the
screw and hoses, tighten
5
/
16
- 18 center locknut. Use one nylon tie about half way to the cylinder and the other
about half way to the valve.
21. Reconnect the negative (-) ground battery cable to battery.
22. Make sure that everything is clear of the machine. Start the machine, work the valve so that the plow will both
raise and lower. Also, do this with both the attachment lift and the rake lift. Work the lift a number of times until all
air works out of the plow circuit and the cylinder works smoothly. At this time look for hydraulic leaks. If there are
leaks, turn engine off and repair, start up and check again.
23. Double check all fasteners and fittings, be sure they are tight.
24. Check the hydraulic oil level. The level should be 2” to 2
1 /
2
” from the top of the tank. If more is needed, use SAE
10W-40 API service SJ or higher motor oil.